By continuing to use this site you consent to the use of cookies on your device as described in our
Cookie Policy unless you have disabled them. You can change your Cookie Settings at any time but parts of our site will not function correctly without them.

"Certain areas are likely to experience heavy spells of snow and rain till Sunday," the India Meteorological Department official said.

He said chances of snow in the higher reaches of Shimla, Kullu, Kinnaur, Lahaul-Spiti, Sirmaur and Chamba districts are high.

"After January 13, another western disturbance would affect the region from January 15, causing scattered to fairly widespread precipitation till January 16," the official added.

Keylong, headquarters of Lahaul-Spiti, was the coldest in the state recording a minimum temperature of minus 10.5 degrees Celsius.

Shimla recorded the night temperature at three degrees, a rise from Friday's 2.7 degrees, whereas Kalpa in Kinnaur district recorded a low of minus five degrees, Dharamsala 4.2 degrees and Kufri minus 0.5 degrees.

--IANS

vg/ksk

(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)